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Rose Tapley
Rose Elizabeth Tapley (June 30, 1881 – February 23, 1956) was an American actress of the stage and an early heroine of silent films. Early life Tapley was born in Salem, Massachusetts. She was the cousin of Captain Robert Bartlett (explorer), Robert Bartlett, commander of the S.S. ''Roosevelt'' and the S.S. ''HMCS Karluk, Karluk''. All of her relatives on her father's side for generations were sailors. Her grandfather's generation included nine sailing masters or captains. Tapley's mother's name was Elizabeth Stagg Riker. She was the granddaughter of Abram Polhemus, one of the founders of the old Dutch Reformed Church in New York City. He was a merchant marine prince as a young man. Tapley was educated in the public schools of Malden, Massachusetts and at Boston University. Career Tapley performed on stage from 1900 to 1909. Her first theatrical engagement was with the Myron B. Rice Company, as ''Bernice'', in ''My Friend From India''. During the season of 1900 she played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of The Cross (play)
''The Sign of the Cross'' is an 1895 four-Act (drama), act historical tragedy, by Wilson Barrett and popular for several decades. Barrett said its Christian theme was his attempt to bridge the gap between Church and stage. The plot resembles that of Henryk Sienkiewicz's historical novel ''Quo Vadis (novel), Quo Vadis'', which was first published between 26 March 1895 and 29 February 1896 in the ''Gazeta Polska'', 11 months after the play's first production. It was the basis for the 1932 The Sign of the Cross (1932 film), film adaptation directed by Cecil B. DeMille: the first DeMille sound film with a religious theme, following two silent films. Plot Marcus Superbus, a Ancient Rome, Roman Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician under Nero, falls in love with a young woman (Mercia) and converts to Christianity for her. Poppea, Nero's wife, is in unrequited lust for Marcus. At the end, Mercia and Marcus sacrifice their lives in the Amphitheatre, arena to the lions. Comparison to ''Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |